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National Poetry Month

After Write to Publish

By Chelsea Lobey and Kellie Doherty

April 5, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

After Write to Publish

Write to Publish is officially in the rear-view mirror, meaning Kellie’s and my big project for the year is done. Others will be taking up Write to Publish for next year soon, but for now we’ve been assigned to other odds and ends at the press. One of those projects is the Backlist Sales Initiative. […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Alive at the Center, National Poetry Month, W2P 2015, Write to Publish

Where Poetry Month is Year-Round

By Ellie Piper

April 9, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Where Poetry Month is Year-Round

National Poetry Month was initiated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to “increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while… celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated.” The website for this annual celebration suggests many ways to participate, including “put a […]

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Alive at the Center Seattle Launch

By Ooligan Press

April 12, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

by Kait Heacock On Friday night, poetry fans gathered at Richard Hugo House, a literary hub in Seattle, for the first of three city launches of Alive at the Center, Ooligan Press’s latest release. The poetry anthology gathers some of the best and brightest of poets from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver B.C. At the Seattle […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Alive at the Center, Brian McGuigan, Cody Walker, David D. Horowitz, Jeremy Halinen, Karen Finneyfrock, Kate Lebo, Kathleen Flenniken, Kingship, launch, Monster, National Poetry Month, poetry, poetry slam, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, Vancouver

Happy National Poetry Month, Everyone!

By Becky Stevens

April 5, 2013 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

A new month and a new term have begun, and we expect this to be a particularly exciting time for the William Stafford Project. I just finished sending out an email to our giant contact list of teachers, librarians, and administrators from all over the state (close to 800 of them!), reminding them about the […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, contest, National Poetry Month, Ooligan, poetry, We Belong in History, William Stafford

Karen Finneyfrock Guest Poet Post

By Karen Finneyfrock

April 1, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

This is a special edition of the Alive at the Center Guest Poet Post series. Today, we are pleased to feature a piece by Karen Finneyfrock, a poet from Seattle, WA, who invites you to participate in the yearly 30 poems in 30 days writing challenge. Please enjoy her post—and pick up your pens!  Author portrait by Inti St. […]

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